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1939
November
15
The funeral of Jan Opletal
On 15 November 1939 the farewell to Jan Opletal, a student mortally wounded on 28 October, became a demonstration in Prague. The Germans used it as a pretext.
17
Sonderaktion Prag
On 17 November 1939 the Germans closed the Czech universities, shot nine student leaders without trial and deported some 1,200 students to Sachsenhausen.
1942
June
10
Key event
The destruction of Lidice
On 10 June 1942 the Germans shot 173 men of the Czech village of Lidice, sent the women to Ravensbrück and the children to Łódź, and razed the village.